Mastering Engineer

“It’s a really creative tool. I can work quickly with it. I can add a bit of sibilance or brilliance, I can compress without the bass using the Side Chain. I like the way I can add just a little compression, it does just the… READ MORE Antoine “Chab” Chabert

The Ratio control employs stepped attenuators, however the others do not. This is because analog attenuators have a maximum of 23 positions. This is not enough for very fine mastering-level adjustments to the controls.

The separation does not change, but the perceived image depends on the program material. Smart Dyn adds a limiter with a fast release, so on certain tracks the middle may come forward, but the channel separation is better than 115dB no matter what the controls… READ MORE Does the Smart Dyn function change the stereo image?

Producer/Engineer

“Even if you think of yourself as somebody who favors compressors with a sound, I’d recommend checking out the Dangerous COMPRESSOR to see if it can fill a hole in your toolbox perhaps one you didn’t even realize was there.”

Producer/Engineer

“The headroom and transparency of the Dangerous put it into a different category than the other stereo compressors I regularly use. I can say without hesitation that the Dangerous COMPRESSOR is the most hi-fi compressor I’ve ever had in my mix chain.”

Producer/Engineer

“I found the Stereo setting way, way more useful than on most stereo compressors, since it still uses the independent left and right signals to trigger the compression. This means that mixes through the Dangerous COMPRESSOR won’t suffer from over-compression of centered elements and under-compression… READ MORE Eli Crews

Mastering Engineer

“In my setup, the Smart Dynamics button is in all the time, and it seems to enable me to get just a little more level on my mastering for all those level- hungry clients without sacrificing the sense of dynamics.”

Mastering Engineer

“The most remarkable feature is its uncanny ability to push the melodic elements of the mix forward while maintaining all the separation in the low end, which always seems to collapse when hitting other stereo compressors.”

Sound On Sound Magazine

“Whether working on a solo voice or a complete stereo mix, the COMPRESSOR reigns in the dynamics effortlessly and naturally and, in many cases, so well that I questioned whether it was switched in! The same was true of percussive and transient elements: no holes,… READ MORE Hugh Robjohns

Sound On Sound Magazine

“As a bus compressor, the COMPRESSOR does a superb job of gluing all the elements together to form a cohesive sound, and it does this without ever sounding controlled or constrained; it always seems to sound open and transparent, crisp and clean.”

Mastering Engineer

“The Side-Chain facility that’s built into the COMPRESSOR [is] very well implemented. Just having that facility integrated and being able to go with their relatively gentle high-pass filter – or something a little bit more specific if that’s what you need – that makes it… READ MORE Jonathan Wyner

Mastering Engineer

“Transparency is not a dirty word and this compressor is full of it. It can be so gentle you would barely hear it, OR it can compress hard and yet it keeps the sound in tact and doesn’t break up or get grainy.”

Producer/Mixer

“It’s super quick and easy to determine where it will sound best at the push of a button. It’s so versatile that I can get it to feel like an SSL buss compressor or it can be grabby۪ or I can get it to stay… READ MORE Michael James

Mastering Engineer

“This baby is a game changer. I’ve got plenty of compressors at my place, but just the fact that we have the ability to monitor the sidechain here, and we’ve got low cut and a sibilance boost, AND if that’s not enough, there’s an external… READ MORE Mike Wells

In the unlikely case of drift, you can readjust your meters using the recessed trim on the back of the unit. Without anything connected to the input and after the unit has been on for 2-4 hours, select VU/COMP button and turn screwdriver in appropriate… READ MORE My analog meter is off.